Man dies after being restrained by Texas deputy, her husband

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Updated 8:17 pm, Tuesday, June 6, 2017


HOUSTON (AP) — The death of a man who was restrained by an off-duty Texas sheriff's deputy and her husband during a late-night confrontation outside of a restaurant was ruled a homicide on Tuesday, and local authorities are asking state and federal departments to help investigate the incident.

John Hernandez, 24, died of lack of oxygen to the brain caused by strangulation and chest compression, according to the Harris County medical examiner.

Investigators said the May 28 altercation started after Terry Thompson, the husband of Harris County deputy Shauna Thompson, became offended when he allegedly saw an intoxicated Hernandez urinate outside the Houston-area restaurant. They said Shauna Thompson helped her husband restrain Hernandez and that the incident ended with a motionless Hernandez being rushed to a hospital.
 
He died three days later. The deputy has been placed on administrative leave.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Officials-review-fatal-altercation-involving-11199963.php

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The moment Texas sheriff's deputy's husband 'choked a man to death at Denny's after catching him urinating outside'


- Johnny Hernandez, 24, died in a Houston, Texas hospital on May 31 after several nights on life support
- The father was allegedly beaten and choked outside a Denny's three days earlier
- Victim's lawyers have released cellphone footage showing deadly confrontation
- It shows Terry Thompson lying on top of him and placing him in a choke hold
- Thompson's wife Shauna, who is a Harris County Sheriff's deputy, was next to him and appeared to be holding the victim's arm down with her knee
- It allegedly escalated when Thompson caught Hernandez urinating outside
- No one has been charged in relation to Hernandez's death
- Victim's lawyers have accused the sheriff's office of trying to cover up the death

By Emily Crane and Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
PUBLISHED: 16:38 EDT, 5 June 2017 | UPDATED: 17:10 EDT, 5 June 2017




Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4574740/Video-shows-deadly-Denny-s-fight-sheriff-s-husband.html#ixzz4jHVYGj6t

[brush]

1. What is wrong with these people? She's a cop and allows her husband to continue...

with the choke hold.

Too many on police forces with extremely bad judgment.

[Vilis Veritas]

4. His last name was Hernandez, that is why she did not stop him.

[brush]

7. Yes. I think so too. Too many cops on forces with bad judgment and racism.

[obamanut2012]

8. She isn't a cop, he is a sheriff' deputy

Cops, even bad and corrupt ones, at least have to have proper training. Deputies are political appointees, and basically anyone can do it, as long as the Sheriff likes you. This is especially true in certain areas of the country.

But, she should have her badge taken away.

[madokie]

10. Many of the people who are LEO's

should not be anywhere close to a badge or a gun for that matter. I know a gun wasn't part of this story but still my point is. The kind of person who really Wants to be a COP should be scrutinized closely as to motive. I know good cops and I've known a few bad ones and the bad ones should never have been a cop to begin with while the good cops just kinda wind up as a cop rather than a strong desire to be one. I guess some do desire the job to help but I think that is the exception rather than the rule.


IMHO

[Rorey]

2. They'll probably get a slap on their wrists

And the guy is dead because he had to pee.

[iluvtennis]

3. Insane, just insane. She's a cop, hand cuff him and call on duty police to pick him up for vagrancy

...husband seems to be a Trumpian. We all get offended when ppl break the law, but we have no right to assault them.

[Dan]

5. Curious -

What is the legal justification used to subdue this man?

[secondwind]

6. Just look at the size of that brute ! The victim

was a skinny thing, look at his wrist. This makes me sick to my stomach. What a horrible way to die.

[tom_kelly]

9. The victim looks brown. They'll skate n/t

[malachi]

11. I did not know that the penalty

For public urination in Texas is death. Tough state.

[hatrack]

12. The guy was taking a piss outside a Denny's?

POS LEOs - unbelievable.

[cannabis_flower]

13. It does indeed sound like a coverup..

I live in Houston and I only heard about it yesterday.

[dalton99a]

14. UPDATE: Texas sheriff's deputy and her husband charged with murder in chokehold at Denny's

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/06/09/texas-sheriffs-deputy-and-her-husband-charged-with-murder-in-choke-hold-at-dennys/

Texas sheriff’s deputy and her husband charged with murder in chokehold at Denny’s
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. | June 9 at 12:06 PM

Days after an off-duty Texas sheriff’s deputy was accused of helping her husband choke a man to death outside a Denny’s restaurant, both have been charged with murder.

Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Chauna Thompson and her husband, Terry Thompson, were indicted Thursday in the killing of 24-year-old John Hernandez. Hernandez was hospitalized after he was choked during a late-night encounter with the couple May 28, authorities said, and he died three days later. The Thompsons turned themselves in to the authorities Thursday night and were released from jail on $100,000 bail, according to the Associated Press.

The deadly Memorial Day weekend confrontation started outside the restaurant in Sheldon, Tex., 17 miles northeast of Houston. Investigators say Hernandez had been drinking and was urinating outside the restaurant when Terry Thompson approached him. A verbal confrontation turned physical, although it’s unclear who escalated it, authorities said.

What happened next was captured by a passer-by on a cellphone video. As the video starts, Hernandez is seen facedown on the ground, kicking and struggling to get Thompson off him. Thompson, 41, has his arm locked around Hernandez’s neck and uses his chest to pin the younger man to the ground.